How Did Margaret Mead's Work Contribute to a Greater Understanding

question 30

Multiple Choice

How did Margaret Mead's work contribute to a greater understanding of human sexuality?

• A) Her work provided evidence that men and women are naturally sexually promiscuous.
• B) Her work challenged the assumptions that sexual practices should be private rather than public.
• C) Her work challenged the assumption that U.S. attitudes toward sexuality were universal traits fixed in human nature.
• D) Her work explored the commonalities between human sexual practices and the sexual practices of other primates.

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